Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop men's basketball quarterfinal opponent is set as the top-seeded Eagles will take on 8^th-seeded High Point on Monday, Mar. 1. The game will be live on ESPN3 and tip-off is set for 6 p.m.

Winthrop earned the number one overall seed after a 20-1 overall mark and 17-1 league mark.

WINTHROP (20-1, 17-1 Big South)

vs. High Point (9-14, 6-11 Big South)	Mar. 1, 2021 6 p.m.
Location	Rock Hill, S.C. | Winthrop Coliseum
Television/Live Stream	ESPN3 | pxp - Mike Pacheco / analyst - Jim Szoke
Radio	94.3 FM/104.1 The Bridge / ESPN 730 / WGNC AM1450/101.1FM | pxp - Dave Friedman / analyst - Keon Moore
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Game Notes	Winthrop | High Point
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WINTHROP PROBABLE STARTERS
Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Yr.	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	Noteworthy
G	22	Kyle Zunic	6-2	Sr.	4.4	2.9	1.6	0.9	Has 121 career threes
G	52	Chandler Vaudrin	6-7	R-Sr.	12.3	6.8	6.7	1.4	2021 Big South Conference Player of the Year, All-Big South First Team
G	11	Charles Falden	6-3	Sr.	9.9	3.2	0.6	0.9	Moved into 15th all-time with 126 threes, named All-Big South Honorable Mention
G/F	3	Micheal Anumba	6-4	So.	6.7	4.0	1.0	0.3	Started 80-of-82 career games, is 34-of-39 at the line in league play
F	30	D.J. Burns Jr.	6-9	R-So.	9.6	3.2	0.6	0.5	Named All-Big South Honorable Mention, averaged 14.5 ppg vs. HPU this season

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THE SERIES
Series Record: 36-12
Series Streak: W7
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 11-9
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: W3
Kelsey vs. High Point: 10-6

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SERIES HISTORY

• Winthrop has won seven straight meetings and leads the all-time series 36-12 overall and 27-14 in regular season meetings
• Winthrop is 5-0 all-time against the Panthers in the conference tournament

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WINTHROP IN THE BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT

• Eagles are 50-23 all-time in conference tournament play and 21-3 when playing tournament games on their home court
• Under Pat Kelsey the Eagles are 15-6 in tournament action
• Winthrop has 12 Big South Conference Championships

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WINTHROP HEAD COACH PAT KELSEY       

• Voted the 2020-21 Big South Conference Coach of the Year
• In his ninth season at the helm of the Winthrop program and holds a career record of 183-94
• The 183 victories rank second all-time in program history and is 4^th in Big South history
• Moved into 2^nd all-time in Big South history with 110 conference wins
• Has led the Eagles to two Big South Conference Titles (2016-17, 2019-20)
• Is the 3^rd Winthrop coach to lead the Eagles to multiple conference titles
• First coach in Big South history to reach 100 wins in first five seasons

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WINTHROP       

• Won 20 games for the second straight season and 5^th time under Kelsey
• Eagles have three wins over teams ranked in the Top 12 of the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25
• Featuring the top scoring bench in the country, the Eagles average 37.3 ppg from its non-starters
• Eagles have 11 players averaging 11.2 minutes per game or more and four averaging 20 or more
• Chandler Vaudrin was named the Big South Conference Player of the Year
• Vaudrin leads the team in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals
• Vaudrin is averaging 13.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists in league play
• D.J. Burns Jr. and Charles Falden also earned recognition being named All-Big South Honorable Mention
• Over the last 42 games the Eagles have a record of 38-4

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HIGH POINT

• Led by third-year head coach Tubby Smith (34-52, 21-30 Big South)
• Smith has 631 wins in his 28^th season overall (631-354) and has been National Coach of the Year three times while leading teams to 20 postseasons in his career
• Panthers are led by All-Big South First Team selection John-Micheal Wright, who is second in the league in scoring at 20.9 ppg
• Wright scored 24 points and hauled in 10 boards to lead the Panthers over Upstate in the first round of the tournament
• Wright has led the team in scoring in nine straight games and averaged 28.5 ppg in the two meetings with Winthrop
• Lydell Elmore had 15 points in the win over Upstate (averaged 8.5 ppg against the Eagles this season)
• Lost three straight down the stretch before getting the win over Upstate in the first round

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TUNE IN TO THE EAGLES ALL SEASON LONG
Fans can listen to the games all season long on OTS Media of Rock Hill (94.3 FM and 104.1 The Bridge), which is the flagship station for Winthrop Athletics. In addition, most games will simulcast on 730 ESPN Charlotte and AM 1450 WGNC Gastonia.

All home games as well as all Big South games home or away are available to watch through the Big South Network on ESPN+. To watch live Big South games on ESPN+, you need a subscriber. For more information how to subscribe, click here.